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Texas State Assessments · STAAR, EOC, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate

Texas State Test Practice

Build Texas assessment readiness with five focused practice sets covering STAAR RLA, mathematics, science, and social studies, EOC courses, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and evidence-based problem solving.

Texas state test practice sets

This Texas State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover STAAR reading language arts and mathematics, science, social studies, STAAR EOC courses, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, TELPAS Alternate, evidence, data, and integrated reasoning.

Programs and skills covered

  • STAAR reading language arts and mathematics practice for Grades 3–8
  • STAAR science practice for Grades 5 and 8 and social studies practice for Grade 8
  • STAAR EOC practice context for Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History, with the announced source-year transition clearly identified
  • STAAR Alternate 2 practice for eligible students in Grades 3–8 and high school courses
  • TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate language proficiency practice across listening, speaking, reading, and writing
  • TEKS alignment, ARD and LPAC decision context, blueprints, transition-year, and supplemental-practice guidance

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the prompt carefully, use the evidence or mathematical model provided, select the best answer, and review the explanation after every question.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It is not an official Texas Education Agency item set, score report, blueprint, accessibility guide, ARD decision, LPAC decision, or substitute for current state guidance.

Texas assessment programs, tested grades, formats, graduation rules, and language proficiency standards can change by source year. Check current Texas assessment overview, student assessment resources, STAAR Alternate 2 guidance, TELPAS guidance, and HB 8 transition guidance before publishing or using a study guide.

For the broader Texas assessment category, visit Texas State Assessments or explore Elementary School Tests, Middle School Tests, and High School Tests.

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Texas State Test Practice Questions

A 10-question Texas state test practice set on staar science, social studies, and test reasoning, with answers and explanations.

Read each question carefully, use the passage, data, science evidence, equation, language context, or assessment information provided, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which grades are associated with the elementary and middle school STAAR science assessments?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Grades 5 and 8.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: The current STAAR program information identifies elementary science in Grade 5 and middle school science in Grade 8.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

The current STAAR program information identifies elementary science in Grade 5 and middle school science in Grade 8.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation shows that a plant is responding to light?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Its stem bends toward a window..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: Bending toward light is observable evidence of a plant response.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

Bending toward light is observable evidence of a plant response.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which change is an example of energy being transferred as heat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A metal spoon becomes warm in hot soup..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: The warm soup transfers thermal energy to the spoon.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

The warm soup transfers thermal energy to the spoon.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which source would be a primary source for learning about a town meeting from one hundred years ago?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A letter written by a person who attended the meeting..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: A letter written at the time provides direct historical evidence.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

A letter written at the time provides direct historical evidence.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which action best demonstrates civic responsibility in a classroom community?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Listening to others and helping follow a fair agreement..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: Respectful participation and cooperation support a fair community.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

Respectful participation and cooperation support a fair community.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A science item provides a data table and asks which claim is supported. What should a student do first?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Read the labels and units before comparing the data..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: Labels and units explain what the data represent and support an accurate comparison.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

Labels and units explain what the data represent and support an accurate comparison.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What kind of historical reasoning is needed when a social studies item asks a student to compare two documents?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Identify each document’s evidence, context, and point of view..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: Document comparison requires attention to evidence, context, and perspective.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

Document comparison requires attention to evidence, context, and perspective.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best states a scientific claim supported by an investigation in which shaded plants grow less?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Plants need light to support growth..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: The observation supports a claim about light and plant growth.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

The observation supports a claim about light and plant growth.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Why should a student read the units on a STAAR chart before calculating?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The units explain what each number measures..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: Units give meaning to the values and prevent an incorrect comparison.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

Units give meaning to the values and prevent an incorrect comparison.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why should families check the current TEA assessment calendar before planning study sessions?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Testing windows and administration details are published by source year..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, language domain, or Texas assessment detail.
  2. Apply the skill: Current TEA documents provide the dates and assessment details for the applicable year.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment context described.

Current TEA documents provide the dates and assessment details for the applicable year.

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Frequently asked questions about Texas State Test Practice

Which grades take STAAR?

Current TEA information describes STAAR as a summative academic assessment program for Grades 3–12, with subjects and courses assigned to specific grades and EOCs.

Which subjects are tested in Grades 3–8?

Current program information identifies RLA and mathematics in Grades 3–8, science in Grades 5 and 8, and social studies in Grade 8.

Which STAAR EOCs are part of the current graduation pathway?

The current pathway includes Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History. TEA has announced a source-year transition beginning in 2027–28 that eliminates English II as an assessment and graduation requirement.

Who participates in STAAR Alternate 2?

Eligible students with the most significant cognitive disabilities participate when their ARD committee determines that the current participation requirements are met.

What does TELPAS measure?

TELPAS measures English language proficiency across listening, speaking, reading, and writing for emergent bilingual students in kindergarten through Grade 12.

Are these official Texas assessment questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Use Texas Education Agency resources for current blueprints, testing windows, accessibility supports, graduation rules, and participation requirements.